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In 2021-22 school year 82% of Chelsea Public Schools District students failed the English portion of MCAS

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Of the 2,679 students who took part in the MCAS, 82% did not meet the testing standard in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

These students did not meet the required standards of the English Language Arts portion of the MCAS, compared to the 18% who did.

The number of Chelsea Public Schools District students who failed their English Language Arts assessments rose by 6.3% from the previous school year.

Chelsea Public Schools District roughly covers schools within Suffolk County and has a main office in Chelsea.

In the 2021-22 school year, 400,101 students took the English Language Arts test in Massachusetts with 82% students failing, 10.1% more than the year before.

According to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's 2022 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), the average scale score for grade 10 English Language Arts was 503, which met the expectation level, while the average scale score for grade 10 Science was 499, which only partially met the expectation level.

Massachusetts ranks 5th in the ranking of the best and worst public schools from Scholaroo. School systems were evaluated on three factors — student achievement, student safety, and the quality of school education.

Chelsea Public Schools District's Students Proficiency in English Language Arts Over the Years
202120220%20%40%60%MassachusettsChelsea Public Schools District
Chelsea Public Schools District Students who Met or Exceeded Academic Standards in English Language Arts During 2021-22 School Year
School NameStudents who did not meet met standards (%)
Clark Avenue School88%
Edgar A. Hooks Elementary School81%
Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy76%
Frank M. Sokolowski Elementary School86%
George F. Kelly Elementary School82%
Joseph A. Browne School77%
William A. Berkowitz Elementary School77%

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